Alternative name: Grey-winged Akalat
- Sheppardia polioptera
Cossypha polioptera
Identification
14–15 cm (5½-6 in)
- Slaty-grey crown
- Olive-brown mantle
- Darker wings have olive-brown edges
- Rufous rump
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. p. nigriceps:
- Sierra Leone to northern Cameroon
- S. p. tessmanni:
- Eastern Cameroon
- S. p. polioptera:
Habitat
Lowland and submontane evergreen, riverine and gallery forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of insects, such as beetles, ants, moths and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-winged Robin-Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-winged_Robin-Chat
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
